I’m wondering why you did not investigate what direction the arrow was pointing before you moved it, and if it was intentionally pointing to something significant.
What was the white egg looking piece in the maze bowl? I know you do not like taking anything from sites, but a small piece of that corn can be tested against the corn of the Hopi to see if there is any connection to their ancestors to that location. They have never modified their corn and it is small like that to this day. Not sure about other tribes, but there has been corn found at archaeological sites that it could also be compared to, which might indicate a migration from farther away. God’s Blessings 🙏🏼🕊️
Unbelievable, I’m 75 and semi-handicapped and I really want to thank you for taking me to these wonderful places that I would never get to see in person. It’s like I’m there with you. I think I’ve seen all of your videos. Thank you.
You’re absolutely correct when you said the round balls are iron. They are known as taconite. I live in Minnesota which at one point had the BEST deposits of iron ore in the world. That supply was pretty much mined out by the 1920’s. What was left was taconite a lower grade iron ore. The train tracks that hauled the taconite is littered with it. The little balls were perfect for Slingshot ammo. As kids we would load are pockets up with taconite and then head down to the woods and go squirrel hunting with our slingshots. I can spot taconite a mile away to this day.
The natural concretions of hematite around sandstone that were called 'Moqui Marbles' in this video are not taconite pellets. Taconite pellets are a processed iron ore that is made from a different iron mineral.
The Minnesota taconite balls are a refined manufactured product near the mine for efficient shipment by train and boat, they are uniform in size. Not the same thing as found in this show. The balls here in the show are found in many sizes.
If this is a naturally forming object, would it be possible that they could be used to slide flat sandstone over like a surfboard? Can’t avoid wondering how many uses those little balls could have.
They look quite similar to stones here, we call cannonball concretions. The ones here are much larger, from the size of my two hands put together, to boulder sized ,embedded in the cliffs here in Ohio. Extremely heavy, but when they get cracked or the outside iron ore layer wears off they are exactly the same color of sandstone as those, which are a natural sandstone occurring here, especially near waterways. But they couldn't be right? You're all the way out west, and I am in a part of Ohio ,that was glaciated?? I find tons of flint, chert, quartz etc here. That giant rock that looked like an arrowhead, looked like what we call banded slate, it may be something else entirely but it certainly looks like it. Back to the cannonball concretions, scientists are still arguing over how they were formed. LOL I get a kick in checking out the worked pieces of flint and tools I am always dragging out of the fields, where tractors will run over them or they will get buried again during next plowing. I don't believe I have much in my measly collection. Yet I don't really know much more about the field. I am just always amazed to look in my hand and think sometime in antiquity someone's hands made this, and used it as a tool. One thing is or sure, the older i get, the more questions I have.
I live in south Texas. I have found many many of these. I have jars and bags of them. I have often wondered what they were. I thought perhaps Hematite. I’m 77 and can no longer journey out too far but I walk every step with you and see the wonder and awe of our truly marvelous history and landscape.
My 7-yr-old daughter and I just adore you. We live in New Mexico and spend time in the same landscapes, as has our family for generations. Thank you for your wonderful spirit ❤
These videos were all so amazing.As a child l loved any and all nature shows.You outshine them all ...your attitude and honest goodness is SO refreshing. I'm a lady almost 84 and have traveled many places in the USA,Canada and Mexico. You have brought back man🎉y memories! I could almost smell the desert again !!! Sincere thanks
- Wasn't that a superb sun rise @ 39:48? I spent several tours stationed at Fort Huachuca, AZ, SE of Tucson, and the best sunsets and rises were in the desert. Sunsets were best in early August just before the monsoon season when the striped clouds flew through in rows. The sunlight colored them copper and magenta, just stunning. Anyone who says there is no life in the desert must not have ever taken the time to walk off from the vehicle and just experience the land. The solitude I experienced during my wanders cleansed my soul. Thanks Andrew, for bringing that back.
Thank you for another Pompeii-like experience minus the volcano. It's incredible to see how people lived 700 years ago that looks as if they suddenly left yesterday.
Moqui balls! I have two sets. Their also called Shaman stones, Hopi marbles, Navaho cherries and Kayenta and Entrada berries. You get them in pairs, the larger is female and smaller one is male. In the center is hematite. When you put two towards each other you can feel the magnetic push against each other. "Moqui marbles" in Hopi the word means "dear departed ones". That's pretty sweet you guys got to see them and show us these natural little wonders. I really loved this video. I'm so thankful for you and your channel, for taking me places I've only dreamt of . Oh and it takes hundreds of thousands years to form and longer. Pretty cool imo. Stay safe!
This was one of your best videos yet. Everything was fascinating, as well as educational. You have taught us so much about the ancient ones and how important it is, not to remove anything.
Anytime you put something out i have to watch. You stir my mind as to what has been. As an artifact chaser you stirr my thoughts of what was and who used it for what. Thank you Andrew.
I live in Ridgway CO - and travel frequently to Silverton, Durango, Shiprock, 4 corners, Flagstaff, Mesa Verde, Cortez, Dolores Reservoir…it’s just amazing at HOW BIG the 4 Corners area is~!!! - Keep exploring and loving ya’ll.
Absolutely beautiful scenery as usual. You really are blessed in the states with some of the most inspiring natural landscapes on the planet. I.ve been on every continent except the Americas. I hope to make it before I pop my clogs, but suffering as I do from COPD, any hiking of the sort you manage is now out of the question. That is why I am very grateful to watch these adventures. Long may you continue to explore the epic beauty of the states.
Wow! My wife and I are in our 70s and live in the desert southwest. We're very interested in SW archeology and these finds are absolutely unbelievable. We have no words.
Fresh piñon is almost a a thing of the past. When I was a kid piñon trees and nuts were plentiful. My father took me and the sibs hunting every year. Love your channel, Andrew.
Absolutely extraordinary area you two traversed. Every bit of this episode was full of wonder. Besides the epic finds of the native peoples daily life I am forever in awe of the colorful grandeur of the landscape. I know I’m gushing but seriously thank you Andrew for sharing all of this plus your friendship with Andrew .❤️❤️
Yes! I'm one of your faithful elderly viewers living vicariously through these wonderful videos. I was just sitting here thinking I'd look up Desert Drifter 'cause I need my fix and suddenly there you were on my home page! Gonna sit back now and take it all in! Thanks, Desert Drifter!
It amazes me every time when I see those old cobs just lying there for hundreds of years. Here in South Florida, there is no way something like that would be around for even a couple of years out in the elements. Great video, as always.
I have lived in the Mountains of Colorado most of my Life but have done little exploration. So, I relish all that bring to me and ALL of us!!! Better than ANY "created movie" shown on YT!!!!!!!! Thank you:)
Andrew Wow! Thanks again for this wonder filled adventure into the Great spaces of our nation. I am in awe to think of the inhabitants of these lands sustaining their life and families for untold years in these places. What a different mind set they must have possessed than the people of today! Imagine the young ones the women giving birth the act of men and women procreating and instinctually knowing that they were projecting the survival of their people group into the future. Making tools ,growing food, communicating, eating , drinking water, eliminating waste. All these human functions done in that miraculous space which to them was all there was except those who might adventure beyond the normal realm of their experience. I would never use the word simple but I can barely imagine the mental construct of these ancient peoples. How absolutely intriguing to consider their rooted awareness of their space , their existence and their survival ! Many thanks to you Andrew and your Buddy Andrew2 for bringing us all this amazing vision of the historic past !
Great video, am glad I found your channel. This was what I hoped to do in South Central Utah, when I retired. But my heath went south and had to cancel. Your channel gives me the opportunity to be there. Thank you very much.
Is this Utah? Thank for sharing…Do you know what area of Utah? We plan to drive through this summer… I like to put it on my road side attraction list to see. I’m sorry for your health experience. I hope you feel better soon!!
What an incredible place! The ''bowl" full of corn cobs and squash tops was fascinating, but the footprints, both human and bear, were extremely interesting. I sure hope that neither you nor Andrew #2 ended up with poison ivy rashes!!! Thank you for taking us along with you for this amazing adventure. Stay safe and drift on.
I could imagine myself sitting on a knoll encompassed by the vast, beautiful landscape and be in nirvana. I miss the red rock and the green foliage that breaks the unending red sandstone. Thank you Andrew and Andrew for a brief peek into what i miss and love.
Thank you for posting your adventures. I was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident 4yrs ago and can't get out there anymore so it's awesome to see your videos.
"3 Sisters" companion planting. The corn give beans something to climb on, beans provide nitrogen for corn & squash, squash is ground covering. I miss gardening, now I'm learning about foraging in the SW.
Beans grow faster than corn . Beans corn and squash grow in a tangled mess not allowing easy harvest until everything is completely dried out and dead. Have used modified idea to surround 10 rows of sweet corn 250 long with winter squash. The prickly leaves kept deer , rabbits, and raccoons out until corn was done. Drove truck around picking up squash next day raccoons and deer had tore up all that was left of corn
@charleswieand4445 hmm, well corn is planted first followed by beans & squash. I never had any problems harvesting or a tangled mess, maybe you overplanted. Did you thin seedlings once established? I grew for private use not 250' rows. Sorry you didn't have luck with this fantastic companion plantings used by indigenous people. 🌽🫘🎃
Two Andrews? Nothing like exploring with another so you have two pairs of eyes to get the whole view of it all in. Yum, fresh pine nuts! Moqui marbles! Some are as young as 300,000 years old. Most are 2 to 5 million years old and were originally deeper inside the sandstone formations but have since weathered out. They kind of roll around and go to a low spot. The outer layer is iron, one of the most common element naturally occurring on Earth. What an amazing adventure you guys went on.
Wow, flying over canyons like that so many times and it never crossed my mind that they would be home to such ancient peoples and absolutely jaw dropping in situ artifacts. Thanks for taking us on such a literally awe inspiring trip!
I really enjoy your shows and the way you present them through your visual content and your commentary. You're by far the best I've seen on the topics you cover. The only downside is the anticipation I have for your next adventure. Keep up the good work and thank you.
I am also thankful for your sharing this with everyone. I live in the northeast, and probably will never make it there. Seeing the artifacts is amazing. Fascinating content! Thank you, thank you for sharing these historic sites!
Six toes!!!??? And the bear paws had 5. So, you know they can count. This is like confirming evidence for things I've been made aware of over the years. That is an amazing site. I think this is one of my favorites!! Thank you Andrew(s)!!
Man I love your channel. It's such a welcome refuge from the political channels I've been following for over a year. I'm 70 an no longer able to do what you're doing so going along with you on these wonderful travels is a balm for my soul. Thank you ever so much.
With those iron-concreted geodes, or the smaller iron balls, if they were hematite (deep water-origin, non-magnetic) or magnetite (deep lithosphere land-origin, magnetic. As you are crawling all over this iron-rich sand and sandstones of the lower and eastern portions of the Rockies and Sierra Nevadas, you are walking across the western shorelines of the ancient Western Inner Sea Way, 2,500-3,000 feet of deep sea water from Canada down to the Gulf of Mexico, with 2+ miles of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks layerings, and some overtoppings of lava from the ancient planetary plate boundaries of the ancient Laramidia western sub-continent and the ancient Appalachia eastern sub-continent. All of this was sitting upon the largest tectonic and volcanic fault zone and trench, just like the Marianas trench. Laramidia was under-sliced through and massively uplifted by the Farallon plate pushing north and east in 65-40 million years ago, until it was stalled at Appalachia. The Farallon plate uplifted the Sea Way northern states and draining them dry down the whole (now) modern Missouri-Mississippi watershed, draining out of Texas and Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico. In Utah and other plateau locations, the uplift was such that the deep seabeds were pushed above our current landscape elevation 2+ miles (!) - and now massively eroded. So you are walking on ancient 65 million year old (and older) sea bedding. As such, if those iron concretions or balls were made in the Inner Sea Way, they would be hematite. If they were from other deep lava bed erosions, then they would be magnetites.
Interesting information, I am certain well studied and researched. The only thing I question is the time frame. It is way too easy for us to add zeros just because we can.
@@marilynbridges8697 Well you can always argue with yourself, argue against the Western Inner Sea Way (wiki), and such comments I have interchanged with the TH-cam geologists here, about all of these plate tectonics, uplifts, erosions, land deformations, etc. No one is talking about any human existence with these iron balls. If they were oceanic concretions like the current known manganese nodules at the sea bottom in the Pacific this is one source, if they are lithosphere creations that is another matter, and all of these do have added zeros behind them
Watching you using feral cattle trails through the brush, reminds me of following wild boar trails through thicket in central Portugal when I lived there ❤
Here's a tip for your , if you get poison ivy or some stings ; and you're near a natural water source. Find some damp clay,sand,soil,etc. and make a wrap / paste . As it dries, it will draw or wick the irritant off your skin .
In 1980 I went with a group of 26 we were from the northern California Christian Churches on a trip to Alaska and the Yukon to do the gold rush trail to Dawson city. We only did about 40 miles on foot up and over the Chilkoot pass and then 450 miles in canoes down the Yukon River to Dawson city. It was an awesome experience with the youngest turning 16 along the way and the oldest was 72. How lucky I was to have parents willing to pay for me to do something as incredible as that.
One of your best yet Mr. Andrew. That crude stone chopper/handax/core tool would be perfect for chipping out the foot holds up the slopes, the stone bowl holding the corn cobs, or anything else like that. It looked very durable like basalt or something. I'm a flintknapper and do a lot of experimental archeology and have made and used a lot of those. Thank you for sharing your travels.
I think that was the coolest episode you have made to date! Really cool finds! BTW/ you have 5 to 10 minutes to wash off the urushiol oil from the poison ivy to avoid the affects. You can also get it from your clothing if it was not washed thoroughly after contact. Hope you are not scratching!
Wow this was so cool....it makes me wish I'd have done something like this back in my youth. How amazing and beautiful this all is. Thank you for sharing all these incredible wonders with us. Go's Bless
Oh I love that country! It is one of the sacred hearts of North America. Your videos are the best. I got old and can't go there anymore, but I can still go with you. Also I love your respectful attitude ❤️.
Best vlog ever!!! The skilled adventure well appreciated, wisdom gained, vistas and water exquisite. I did get the “Willie’s” when you scaled that wall - awesome! Thanks again for your respect of the land. Many blessings on every adventure!
I'm always amazed by the landscape of these places. You got scrubland as far as the eye can see, and in the middle a 100 foot deep natural canal with a forest in it.
Spectacular. It appears the first responders (looters) have not found this site or took only items of saleable value. The baby feet... Note the first one is carved deeply, less on the second, the third is less the last one faint. Significance ? My thoughts , this site and its occupants were not the only ones in the gorge. More to find. Extraordinary.. thanks double Andrews.
So very fascinating that those biodegradable items could have lasted as long as they have in as good of a condition that they are. What an amazing trip back in time. Thanks for sharing.
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For anyone who's interested, here's a link srom.org to the organization mentioned. Thank you all for watching, hope you enjoy!
the "arrow head" might have been a marker, best return it to its original position
Stop desecrating my ancestors lands, stay tf out colonizer!
I’m wondering why you did not investigate what direction the arrow was pointing before you moved it, and if it was intentionally pointing to something significant.
What was the white egg looking piece in the maze bowl? I know you do not like taking anything from sites, but a small piece of that corn can be tested against the corn of the Hopi to see if there is any connection to their ancestors to that location. They have never modified their corn and it is small like that to this day. Not sure about other tribes, but there has been corn found at archaeological sites that it could also be compared to, which might indicate a migration from farther away. God’s Blessings 🙏🏼🕊️
Thank You Brother!
Unbelievable, I’m 75 and semi-handicapped and I really want to thank you for taking me to these wonderful places that I would never get to see in person. It’s like I’m there with you. I think I’ve seen all of your videos. Thank you.
YES. THANK YOU. Same here. I am 68 and disabled. I once drifted like you. Now thanks to you I can do the next best thing. Bless you
Oh me too! I love watching these videos! I’m 68 and I don’t think could do it even if I was younger!
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My thoughts exactly.
Love your videos! I am from Zuni Pueblo and it’s so amazing to see what you have discovered and thank you for being respectful.
Thank you for watching, much respect to you and your ancestors 🙏🏼
Thanks Desert Drifter! It was as always a pleasure to accompany you ❤
Happy to watch with you Miss Barbara have a blessed day!
You’re absolutely correct when you said the round balls are iron. They are known as taconite. I live in Minnesota which at one point had the BEST deposits of iron ore in the world. That supply was pretty much mined out by the 1920’s. What was left was taconite a lower grade iron ore. The train tracks that hauled the taconite is littered with it. The little balls were perfect for Slingshot ammo. As kids we would load are pockets up with taconite and then head down to the woods and go squirrel hunting with our slingshots. I can spot taconite a mile away to this day.
The natural concretions of hematite around sandstone that were called 'Moqui Marbles' in this video are not taconite pellets. Taconite pellets are a processed iron ore that is made from a different iron mineral.
The Minnesota taconite balls are a refined manufactured product near the mine for efficient shipment by train and boat, they are uniform in size.
Not the same thing as found in this show. The balls here in the show are found in many sizes.
If this is a naturally forming object, would it be possible that they could be used to slide flat sandstone over like a surfboard? Can’t avoid wondering how many uses those little balls could have.
They look quite similar to stones here, we call cannonball concretions. The ones here are much larger, from the size of my two hands put together, to boulder sized ,embedded in the cliffs here in Ohio. Extremely heavy, but when they get cracked or the outside iron ore layer wears off they are exactly the same color of sandstone as those, which are a natural sandstone occurring here, especially near waterways.
But they couldn't be right? You're all the way out west, and I am in a part of Ohio ,that was glaciated?? I find tons of flint, chert, quartz etc here. That giant rock that looked like an arrowhead, looked like what we call banded slate, it may be something else entirely but it certainly looks like it.
Back to the cannonball concretions, scientists are still arguing over how they were formed. LOL
I get a kick in checking out the worked pieces of flint and tools I am always dragging out of the fields, where tractors will run over them or they will get buried again during next plowing. I don't believe I have much in my measly collection. Yet I don't really know much more about the field. I am just always amazed to look in my hand and think sometime in antiquity someone's hands made this, and used it as a tool.
One thing is or sure, the older i get, the more questions I have.
I live in south Texas. I have found many many of these. I have jars and bags of them. I have often wondered what they were. I thought perhaps Hematite.
I’m 77 and can no longer journey out too far but I walk every step with you and see the wonder and awe of our truly marvelous history and landscape.
My 7-yr-old daughter and I just adore you. We live in New Mexico and spend time in the same landscapes, as has our family for generations. Thank you for your wonderful spirit ❤
I went on a 5 day roadtrip through new Mexico. It was supposed to be 3 days, but it was too beautiful
The respect you show, the calmness of your voice, and the awesome places you hike keep me coming back for more, more, more!
And he’s always happy and smiling
These videos were all so amazing.As a child l loved any and all nature shows.You outshine them all ...your attitude and honest goodness is SO refreshing. I'm a lady almost 84 and have traveled many places in the USA,Canada and Mexico. You have brought back man🎉y memories! I could almost smell the desert again !!! Sincere thanks
I've seen lots of corn cobs, but never any even close to that size, and never squash evidence. A really incredible find!
Love the Desert Drifter. Always happy to tag along. Always fun n learning experience. Thanks for the invite.
I have never felt small or vulnerable in any wilderness area but instead I have felt the deepest sense of feeling at home I have ever known possible.
Pretty breath taking! I always hate to see your videos end..thanks Andrew!
Me too.
- Wasn't that a superb sun rise @ 39:48? I spent several tours stationed at Fort Huachuca, AZ, SE of Tucson, and the best sunsets and rises were in the desert. Sunsets were best in early August just before the monsoon season when the striped clouds flew through in rows. The sunlight colored them copper and magenta, just stunning. Anyone who says there is no life in the desert must not have ever taken the time to walk off from the vehicle and just experience the land. The solitude I experienced during my wanders cleansed my soul. Thanks Andrew, for bringing that back.
That free climb was nuts!
Had me nervous, imagine digging the holes up that cliff with, I am guessing, stone tools. Very cool, may have been an escape route.
I am Jessica (guest Andrew’s wife) and Moqui steps up a rock face will get you every time.
The moment you almost became a widow.
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Bet you were biting your nails as he climbed up…I was!
@@jessicaarnold7057 hey Jess! You weren’t supposed to see that 😂
I couldn't watch that part😊
Who loves watching Desert Drifter?
He is a hit in my household 😊
Me
Most of us reading this.
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Thanks for taking us along. I'm 70 and I don't think I'll ever get to see what you have shared with us. Keep on sharing your wonderful travels.
Every single video is outstanding and your destinations just keep getting better and better! Thank you Andrew.
Nothing beats those cold springs flowing cold in the middle of the desert!
Thank you for another Pompeii-like experience minus the volcano. It's incredible to see how people lived 700 years ago that looks as if they suddenly left yesterday.
His voice is easy to listen too.❤
Moqui balls! I have two sets. Their also called Shaman stones, Hopi marbles, Navaho cherries and Kayenta and Entrada berries. You get them in pairs, the larger is female and smaller one is male. In the center is hematite. When you put two towards each other you can feel the magnetic push against each other. "Moqui marbles" in Hopi the word means "dear departed ones". That's pretty sweet you guys got to see them and show us these natural little wonders. I really loved this video. I'm so thankful for you and your channel, for taking me places I've only dreamt of . Oh and it takes hundreds of thousands years to form and longer. Pretty cool imo. Stay safe!
Dawn dish soap and a rough wash cloth.....scrub, scrub, scrub! It will remove the oil. Amazing video!!!
I came here to say this- Gotta use that Dawn dish soap!
All I can say is WOW! If I was not 76 years old I would have to see that place in person
Thee and me both. I love his adventures. 👍
Fortunately.. I am 78 and according to my Doc.. as fit as the fittest of a 60 year-olds.
Were I closer, with guidance, I'd be there.
This was one of your best videos yet. Everything was fascinating, as well as educational. You have taught us so much about the ancient ones and how important it is, not to remove anything.
Anytime you put something out i have to watch. You stir my mind as to what has been. As an artifact chaser you stirr my thoughts of what was and who used it for what. Thank you Andrew.
I live in Ridgway CO - and travel frequently to Silverton, Durango, Shiprock, 4 corners, Flagstaff, Mesa Verde, Cortez, Dolores Reservoir…it’s just amazing at HOW BIG the 4 Corners area is~!!! - Keep exploring and loving ya’ll.
Bluff UT, Farmington…all the way to Pagosa Springs - UTE territory is massive
As always, you are the very best. Very enjoyable trip and we are all just so very happy you were kind enough to share it with us.
I really appreciate that you guys leave everything where you found it instead of adding it to some "collection" of "stuff."
Wow you actually found an arrowhead that the giants who roamed that area used! 😂
No doubt, the six toed giants.
I joked that too
It does enter the mind of ancient storytellers of giants,things to ponder.
Very possible
@@TheAlaskaMom Six toed giants, with tiny feet.
Absolutely beautiful scenery as usual. You really are blessed in the states with some of the most inspiring natural landscapes on the planet. I.ve been on every continent except the Americas. I hope to make it before I pop my clogs, but suffering as I do from COPD, any hiking of the sort you manage is now out of the question. That is why I am very grateful to watch these adventures. Long may you continue to explore the epic beauty of the states.
Wow! My wife and I are in our 70s and live in the desert southwest. We're very interested in SW archeology and these finds are absolutely unbelievable. We have no words.
Fresh piñon is almost a a thing of the past. When I was a kid piñon trees and nuts were plentiful. My father took me and the sibs hunting every year. Love your channel, Andrew.
I wanna say thank you for taking us along on this adventure. The places you have shown us are so beautiful. I look forward to the next video.
Absolutely extraordinary area you two traversed. Every bit of this episode was full of wonder. Besides the epic finds of the native peoples daily life I am forever in awe of the colorful grandeur of the landscape. I know I’m gushing but seriously thank you Andrew for sharing all of this plus your friendship with Andrew .❤️❤️
Yes! I'm one of your faithful elderly viewers living vicariously through these wonderful videos. I was just sitting here thinking I'd look up Desert Drifter 'cause I need my fix and suddenly there you were on my home page! Gonna sit back now and take it all in! Thanks, Desert Drifter!
One of my favorite episodes so far! Thank you for showing us some of the most beautiful places in the Southwest
It amazes me every time when I see those old cobs just lying there for hundreds of years. Here in South Florida, there is no way something like that would be around for even a couple of years out in the elements. Great video, as always.
I have lived in the Mountains of Colorado most of my Life but have done little exploration. So, I relish all that bring to me and ALL of us!!! Better than ANY "created movie" shown on YT!!!!!!!! Thank you:)
Andrew Wow! Thanks again for this wonder filled adventure into the Great spaces of our nation. I am in awe to think of the inhabitants of these lands sustaining their life and families for untold years in these places. What a different mind set they must have possessed than the people of today! Imagine the young ones the women giving birth the
act of men and women procreating and instinctually knowing that they were projecting the survival of their people group into the future. Making tools ,growing food, communicating, eating , drinking water, eliminating waste. All these human functions
done in that miraculous space which to them was all there was except those who might adventure beyond the normal realm of their experience. I would never use the word simple but I can barely imagine the mental construct of these ancient peoples. How absolutely intriguing to consider their rooted awareness of their space , their existence and their survival !
Many thanks to you Andrew and your Buddy Andrew2 for bringing us all this amazing vision of the historic past !
Great video, am glad I found your channel. This was what I hoped to do in South Central Utah, when I retired. But my heath went south and had to cancel. Your channel gives me the opportunity to be there. Thank you very much.
Is this Utah? Thank for sharing…Do you know what area of Utah?
We plan to drive through this summer… I like to put it on my road side attraction list to see.
I’m sorry for your health experience. I hope you feel better soon!!
What an incredible place! The ''bowl" full of corn cobs and squash tops was fascinating, but the footprints, both human and bear, were extremely interesting. I sure hope that neither you nor Andrew #2 ended up with poison ivy rashes!!! Thank you for taking us along with you for this amazing adventure. Stay safe and drift on.
Amazing content. Super inspiring and now motivated to get out there and experience it myself!!!
Just WOW! Loved all the aspects of this adventure…
AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!! Thx for taking us with you guys. Take care
Amazing to be holding history in your hands. Amazing trip!
I so thoroughly enjoy these treks with Andrew.
Andrew to the power of 2. Another great video.
What a beautiful video, such a spiritual place to go. Thanks for taking us along with you both.
I could imagine myself sitting on a knoll encompassed by the vast, beautiful landscape and be in nirvana. I miss the red rock and the green foliage that breaks the unending red sandstone. Thank you Andrew and Andrew for a brief peek into what i miss and love.
Thank you for posting your adventures. I was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident 4yrs ago and can't get out there anymore so it's awesome to see your videos.
Yes so lucky to have these wonderful videos. I feel like I'm there with them. That incredible water spring coming out of the rocks gave me chills.
"3 Sisters" companion planting. The corn give beans something to climb on, beans provide nitrogen for corn & squash, squash is ground covering. I miss gardening, now I'm learning about foraging in the SW.
Beans grow faster than corn .
Beans corn and squash grow in a tangled mess not allowing easy harvest until everything is completely dried out and dead.
Have used modified idea to surround 10 rows of sweet corn 250 long with winter squash.
The prickly leaves kept deer , rabbits, and raccoons out until corn was done.
Drove truck around picking up squash next day raccoons and deer had tore up all that was left of corn
Yep, they had it figured out!
@charleswieand4445 hmm, well corn is planted first followed by beans & squash. I never had any problems harvesting or a tangled mess, maybe you overplanted. Did you thin seedlings once established? I grew for private use not 250' rows. Sorry you didn't have luck with this fantastic companion plantings used by indigenous people. 🌽🫘🎃
Interesting thanks!
@JoLoretta727 I really enjoyed trying variations like Baby corn, Cherokee Trail of Tears dried beans and delicate winter squash. Thxs
Thanks, Drifter!
Two Andrews? Nothing like exploring with another so you have two pairs of eyes to get the whole view of it all in. Yum,
fresh pine nuts! Moqui marbles! Some are as young as 300,000 years old. Most are 2 to 5 million years old and were
originally deeper inside the sandstone formations but have since weathered out. They kind of roll around and go to a low
spot. The outer layer is iron, one of the most common element naturally occurring on Earth. What an amazing adventure
you guys went on.
Thank you both Andrews, that was incredible.
Every time I think I was impressed with a video of yours you outdo yourself. Thanks as always, Jim McC
Wow, flying over canyons like that so many times and it never crossed my mind that they would be home to such ancient peoples and absolutely jaw dropping in situ artifacts. Thanks for taking us on such a literally awe inspiring trip!
Thanks Andrew! Great documentary! Very thought provoking.
What an unbelievable find. Thank you for showing us :)
Always a good video if we hear Andrew with multiple “huh” moments. Thanks for allowing us to see these beautiful landscapes through your lens.
Haha! I should put that on a shirt 😂
I wanted to look over that bone pile.... Thanks for the adventure. And the aerial views, they add a lot.
Amazing. Thank you so much, Andrew, for sharing your adventures.
I really enjoy your shows and the way you present them through your visual content and your commentary. You're by far the best I've seen on the topics you cover. The only downside is the anticipation I have for your next adventure. Keep up the good work and thank you.
What a Cool Adventure! Thank you for taking us along! I really Loved it! 👍👍👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😀💕🌸🍀
Amazing! The corn and the manos still there. Absolutely incredible!
Thank you for your thaughts, time and effort.
I‘m enjoying your content very much.
I am also thankful for your sharing this with everyone. I live in the northeast, and probably will never make it there. Seeing the artifacts is amazing. Fascinating content! Thank you, thank you for sharing these historic sites!
Inigo Montoya and the quest for the 6 toed child. Lol
Great explore!!
Thank you Andrew’s 🙏
Six toes!!!??? And the bear paws had 5. So, you know they can count. This is like confirming evidence for things I've been made aware of over the years. That is an amazing site. I think this is one of my favorites!! Thank you Andrew(s)!!
Man I love your channel. It's such a welcome refuge from the political channels I've been following for over a year. I'm 70 an no longer able to do what you're doing so going along with you on these wonderful travels is a balm for my soul. Thank you ever so much.
Andrew God bless you, I think we respected our mother earth alot more than we do today. Thank you for exploring these amazing places for us all
Another wonderful trip always love everything you explore and thanks for allowing me to see it with you❤
With those iron-concreted geodes, or the smaller iron balls, if they were hematite (deep water-origin, non-magnetic) or magnetite (deep lithosphere land-origin, magnetic. As you are crawling all over this iron-rich sand and sandstones of the lower and eastern portions of the Rockies and Sierra Nevadas, you are walking across the western shorelines of the ancient Western Inner Sea Way, 2,500-3,000 feet of deep sea water from Canada down to the Gulf of Mexico, with 2+ miles of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks layerings, and some overtoppings of lava from the ancient planetary plate boundaries of the ancient Laramidia western sub-continent and the ancient Appalachia eastern sub-continent. All of this was sitting upon the largest tectonic and volcanic fault zone and trench, just like the Marianas trench. Laramidia was under-sliced through and massively uplifted by the Farallon plate pushing north and east in 65-40 million years ago, until it was stalled at Appalachia. The Farallon plate uplifted the Sea Way northern states and draining them dry down the whole (now) modern Missouri-Mississippi watershed, draining out of Texas and Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico. In Utah and other plateau locations, the uplift was such that the deep seabeds were pushed above our current landscape elevation 2+ miles (!) - and now massively eroded. So you are walking on ancient 65 million year old (and older) sea bedding. As such, if those iron concretions or balls were made in the Inner Sea Way, they would be hematite. If they were from other deep lava bed erosions, then they would be magnetites.
brilliant explanation - had to see the whole clip again with that new knowledge. thank you!!
Thank you.
Interesting
Interesting information, I am certain well studied and researched. The only thing I question is the time frame. It is way too easy for us to add zeros just because we can.
@@marilynbridges8697 Well you can always argue with yourself, argue against the Western Inner Sea Way (wiki), and such comments I have interchanged with the TH-cam geologists here, about all of these plate tectonics, uplifts, erosions, land deformations, etc. No one is talking about any human existence with these iron balls. If they were oceanic concretions like the current known manganese nodules at the sea bottom in the Pacific this is one source, if they are lithosphere creations that is another matter, and all of these do have added zeros behind them
Watching you using feral cattle trails through the brush, reminds me of following wild boar trails through thicket in central Portugal when I lived there ❤
Awesome trip!
Thank you both for taking us along.
God bless !
Here's a tip for your , if you get poison ivy or some stings ; and you're near a natural water source. Find some damp clay,sand,soil,etc. and make a wrap / paste . As it dries, it will draw or wick the irritant off your skin .
So many cool finds! It's a memorable trip, for sure!
Pretty awesome and very beautiful and peaceful too!!
Awesome adventure, thanks for sharing and taking us along. Stay safe.
Two of the best dudes I know doing what they do best!
Bro, you're the best!!
This was like coming home. I just promised my 75 year old wife (who is in great shape) that we are going to the gulches this spring. Inspirational.
In 1980 I went with a group of 26 we were from the northern California Christian Churches on a trip to Alaska and the Yukon to do the gold rush trail to Dawson city. We only did about 40 miles on foot up and over the Chilkoot pass and then 450 miles in canoes down the Yukon River to Dawson city. It was an awesome experience with the youngest turning 16 along the way and the oldest was 72. How lucky I was to have parents willing to pay for me to do something as incredible as that.
Carved six toed baby prints! So strange in conjunction with the carved bear prints.
exilhirating, vulnerable, and humbling....
So glad you're back Thank you.
One of your best yet Mr. Andrew. That crude stone chopper/handax/core tool would be perfect for chipping out the foot holds up the slopes, the stone bowl holding the corn cobs, or anything else like that. It looked very durable like basalt or something. I'm a flintknapper and do a lot of experimental archeology and have made and used a lot of those. Thank you for sharing your travels.
I think that was the coolest episode you have made to date! Really cool finds! BTW/ you have 5 to 10 minutes to wash off the urushiol oil from the poison ivy to avoid the affects. You can also get it from your clothing if it was not washed thoroughly after contact. Hope you are not scratching!
Wow this was so cool....it makes me wish I'd have done something like this back in my youth. How amazing and beautiful this all is. Thank you for sharing all these incredible wonders with us. Go's Bless
What a great start to the weekend with a new adventure! :)
Oh I love that country! It is one of the sacred hearts of North America. Your videos are the best. I got old and can't go there anymore, but I can still go with you. Also I love your respectful attitude ❤️.
Just two men having a great time. Awesome video as always!
Glad you have company on this one.
Best vlog ever!!! The skilled adventure well appreciated, wisdom gained, vistas and water exquisite. I did get the “Willie’s” when you scaled that wall - awesome! Thanks again for your respect of the land. Many blessings on every adventure!
Absolutely outstanding find there fellas!
I'm always amazed by the landscape of these places. You got scrubland as far as the eye can see, and in the middle a 100 foot deep natural canal with a forest in it.
This guy is so much better then any other similar content channel. I find myself not wanting to fast forward like I do with the trek planner guy
Agreed. And tired of his lectures on exploration etiquette; I'm an adult.
Spectacular.
It appears the first responders (looters) have not found this site or took only items of saleable value.
The baby feet... Note the first one is carved deeply, less on the second, the third is less the last one faint.
Significance ?
My thoughts , this site and its occupants were not the only ones in the gorge. More to find.
Extraordinary.. thanks double Andrews.
The bowl of corn was worth the whole trip !
This is certainly the most beautiful drift you two Andrews have ever taken. Bless you both for sharing your adventure and faith.
I am so awestruck by this video!
Awesome Andrews. Great adventure. That slab was super exposed and had me gripped watching you. At least you didn't have to down climb that. Gripped.
New Zealand loves your work Andrew, Bless you
So very fascinating that those biodegradable items could have lasted as long as they have in as good of a condition that they are. What an amazing trip back in time. Thanks for sharing.